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12-24-2005, 03:42 PM
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Who is this man? He's heavenly! My dad just introduced me to Jean-Luc Ponty and the bassist's lines and tone is amazing!
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12-24-2005, 03:51 PM
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Ralphe Armstrong played on some albums, as did Tom Fowler and Baron Browne. These are the main three that I'm aware of, and they're all great. |
12-24-2005, 03:54 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Mike Lull Custom Basses | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: SLC, Utah -USA- | | | Ralphe Armstrong was my favorite. When I saw JLP live in 1980 or '81 Randy Jackson (of American Idol) was his bass player, and he was smokin' that night. I don't know if Randy played on any of JLP's recordings though.
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12-24-2005, 04:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan, USA | | | The 2 CD's I have are No Absolute Time and Le Voyage--Anthology." Not sure if it'st he same bassist on both albums.
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12-24-2005, 04:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan, USA | | | Well on this No Absolute Time CD, it says the bassist is Guy Nsangue. Interesting.
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12-25-2005, 08:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Vermont | | | I would have to say all of the musicians on his recordings I have heard are WORLD CLASS . I love his stuff and am amazed at the level of performance by all the musicians
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12-25-2005, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Arthur U. Poon Ralphe Armstrong was my favorite. When I saw JLP live in 1980 or '81 Randy Jackson (of American Idol) was his bass player, and he was smokin' that night. I don't know if Randy played on any of JLP's recordings though. | Ther'a Narada Michael Walden album called The Real Thing from the late '70s...Randy Jackson is lighting it up on a couple of those tunes(which, at the time, was considered danceable/Top-40).
I recall seeing/reading about Ralphe Armstrong in a '70s Guitar Player mag...IIRC, he was 19 when he played with Ponty; he was playing a Fender Jazz with a fretless P-neck. He also used a Maestro Brass Master pedal/effect.
You can catch a glimpse of Armstrong & Nathan Watts talking about Jamerson & "What's Going On" + Bob Babbitt & "Scorpio" in the SITSOM DVD.
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12-25-2005, 11:07 PM
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Endorsing artist:see profile/Current Setup | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CHICAGO,IL. | | | No Absolute Time is from 92 or 93 and that was around the time Baron Brown was easing out and Guy Nsangue had come in to do some recordings with JLPonty.
LeVoyage-Anthology covers recordings from 75-85 and in that period the great Ralph Armstrong,Tom Fowler and Baron Browne were the main Bass players.
I think Ralph Armstrong made just about every Bass player that heard him,want to run out and get a Gibson Bass,he made the Gibson basses that he played sound like a million dollars.he is one of the heavest groovers and one of the most tasteful effects user of ever. |
12-25-2005, 11:22 PM
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Ralphe is the man.
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12-26-2005, 09:25 AM
|  | C'mon man! | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hawaii | | Ponty always had great bassist in his bands! I have a live video when he had Keith Jones in the band, and Keith smokes on it. For some great Ponty/Armstrong action, pick up the live album from '79, Ralph does a couple nice solos on it, including one with the Brassmaster Jim mentioned. 
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12-26-2005, 09:27 AM
| | C'mon man! | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hawaii | | | p.s. I also have a live DVD with Guy Nsangue on bass, he has a interesting slap style.
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12-26-2005, 12:55 PM
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Nordy User... Endorser of SIT strings, Epifani Cabs & Benavente Basses Moderator | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Atlanta/Nashville/Lexington | | | Ralphe's grooves are deep!
Baron Browne is amazing... I used to see him every tuesday for a while with Bruce Bartlett. Smoking bassist! |
12-26-2005, 02:19 PM
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12-26-2005, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Commreman (am I dating myself???) | ....that's allowed in Joisey?!
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12-27-2005, 07:35 AM
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12-27-2005, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Commreman Ralphe Armstrong is da bomb! Enigmatic Ocean is still one of my favorite recordings of all time. I still have it on vinyl (am I dating myself???) |
I had the pleasure of seeing Ralphe with JLP a couple times back in the 70's. Besides being an awesome player, I was most impressed with the pure sense of joy in his playing... he was groovin' and killin' and laughing and smiling all the time. |
12-27-2005, 08:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA | | | +1 on Ralph Armstrong.
Guy Nsangue is his current bass player. I saw JLP open for Stanley Clarke a couple years ago and I enjoyed Guy's playing immensly. great slap and finger style, very groovy, tasteful and very much in the pocket. I've been listening to Stanley Clarke for a long time and I thought his performance was rather boring compared to JLP's band. Guy just anchored the whole bands sound. |
12-27-2005, 09:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oak Park, MI | | | Petary, Ralphe is not only a great guy, I've met him a couple of times, He's local, He's a motown guy from way back. He turns up at Bakers (keyboard lounge) usually a few times a year and he seems to play the Jazz fest a few times too. Jauqco was right, great grooves, a Les Paul bass (which looks tiny on him) and a great attitude. And he has a monster "chops" if you can coax them out of him, a true master of the instrument.
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12-27-2005, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by JAUQO III-X I think Ralph Armstrong made just about every Bass player that heard him,want to run out and get a Gibson Bass,he made the Gibson basses that he played sound like a million dollars. | He played Gibsons? I was a fan of his when he played with Mahavishnu on Apocalypse. That tone sounded like Fender to me. Whatever he was playing, I liked what he played.
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12-27-2005, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by RHFusillo He played Gibsons? I was a fan of his when he played with Mahavishnu on Apocalypse. That tone sounded like Fender to me. Whatever he was playing, I liked what he played. |
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